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LHV Bank completes £7.4m retail parade refinancing

LHV Bank has announced the completion of a £7.4m refinancing facility for a property...

The Dudley launches new residential, expat and BTL products

Dudley Building Society has unveiled a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgage deals. Designed...

Time Finance appoints head of sales for SW and Wales

Time Finance has announced that Mike Freebury has taken up the role within its...

Shepherds Friendly appoints new chief sales officer

Shepherds Friendly has announced the appointment of Phil Nash as chief sales officer. Nash (pictured)...

Buy to Let by Foundation issues new Limited Edition deal

The buy-to-let brand of specialist lender, Foundation Home Loans, has launched a new Fee...

OMS integrates with Lopay to help brokers control earnings

OMS has announced a new partnership with Lopay to offer access to a low-fee...

Broker Conveyancing to take hit on Land Registry fee rise

Broker Conveyancing says it will not be passing on the imminent rise in HM...

Paragon Bank reports BTL loan book growth

Paragon Bank has announced a 4.4% rise in its buy-to-let mortgage loan book following...

Newcastle for Intermediaries improves PT proc fees

Newcastle for Intermediaries has boosted its procuration fee to 0.30% for product transfers on...

AMI rebrands Mortgage Climate Action Group

The Mortgage Climate Action Group (MCAG) has been rebranded to the Green Mortgage Advice...

Broker satisfaction with lenders remains high

Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has released its Mortgage Lender Benchmark...

Rosemount recruits with one eye on tech

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has made a...

HTB provides £11m loan for student flats scheme

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has completed a £10.92 million development finance facility to fund...

OSB explores psychology of home buying and renting

74% of Brits aspire to buy their own home, according to research by OSB...
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Housing reform needs a thriving private rental sector, not just a thriving sales and purchase market

One of the most encouraging developments over recent weeks has been the renewed focus on improving the homebuying and selling process. The Government's plans to...

The economics of developing the next generation of advisers

Over the past couple of decades, I have worked alongside literally thousands of AR and DA firms, from businesses employing one or two advisers...

Is Andy Burnham the New Messiah or just Starmer with better eyebrows?

What a damning indictment of Labour that Andy Burnham appears to be strolling towards the leadership in what looks less like a contest and...

Approvals hit a 2.5-year low: When broker value gets proven – or missed

Net mortgage approvals dropped to 56,200 in May – the lowest since December 2023 - down from 66,000 the month before. Net borrowing fell from...

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

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Landlord sales slow following Renters’ Right Act

The share of homes listed for sale that were previously rented dropped to 9.2%...
Specialist

Knowledge Bank teams up with Brilliant Solutions for specialist lending cases

Knowledge Bank has formed a partnership with specialist mortgage packager Brilliant Solutions as demand...
Regulation

FCA urges firms to strengthen product design under Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has highlighted examples of improved product governance under the Consumer...
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Validate appoints Louise Shute as managing director

Valuation specialist Validate has appointed Louise Shute as managing director as it continues to...

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